Russia-NATO Council Concludes High-Profile Talks Aimed at Resolving Border Issues

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg chats with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko ahead of NATO-Russia Council at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Jan. 12, 2022. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via Reuters

A Russian delegation met with members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Brussels on Jan. 12 to discuss security proposals amid Western concerns that Moscow may be planning to invade Ukraine.

The first Russia-NATO Council (RNC) meeting since July 2019 ended with the conclusion that there are significant differences between NATO and Russia that “will not be easy to bridge.”